Shock-loader.



PATENTED OCT. 8, 1907. D. WLKEMP. SHOCK LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1901.

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ABPLIOATIGN FILED JAN.10, 1907.

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UNITED v STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL W. KEMP, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

SHOCK-LOADER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Oct. 8, 1907.

Application filed January 10, 907. Serial No- 351,598:

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that L'DANIEL W.. KEMP, of Anderson,

' county of Madison, and State of Indiana, have invented for hauling the same from the field.

What I have'heretofore made and used, which is shown in. the drawings herein, has been adapted for loading shocks of cornfodder. These shocks are very large and heavy, weighing usually about-one thousand pounds. Inoperatinga fodder shredding machine of the type now in general use a large number of'wagons is required to haul the fodder to the machine, and these wagons require a very largenumber of men, for loading fodder on wagonsby hand is very tedious and laborious work. Only 5 few stalks can be taken up by a person at one time, and when a'load on. a wagon gets high, it is very diflicult for the man'on the ground to handhis load of stalks to the man on the wagon. In order to facilitate the handling of cornfodder and to reduce greatly I the labor and expense connected therewith, this invention has been devised.

The chief idea consists in providing means for picking up a shock of fodder onits side and holding it in a horizontal position, and in depositing it on a wagon in such horizontal position. Fodder-holding devices heretofore used, so far as I am aware, have lowered the shock of fodder andelevated it vertically with the butts down, but mum position it is difficult and inconven} ient to load the fodder on the wagon, as on the wagon the fodder should lie horizontally. With this mechanismth'e whole shock is placed horizontally onthe wagon, and while one tier or'row of shocks may have their butts extending inwardly, another row or tier may have them extending outwardly and the level of the load be thereby maintained. i

To the foregoing end-my invention consists broadly in providing means mounted on a movable-platform that can be tilted down besides. shock "of fodder, and also in means combined therewith for turning over,

ftilting or tipping the shock of fodder upon saidreceiving means,'and elevating said receiving means withthe fodder held horizontally, and then in turning the fodder.-v holding means, after the shock of fodder has been moved.

to a'position over the wagon on which it is be loaded, so that the shock :will 'be discharged upon thewagon. With this device, therefore, one man can lload many times more fodder than the three or four menthatl ave j usually heretofore been. required to accompanyi'each wagon. I The nature' ofthe inventiomwill 'be understood from the accompanying drawing and the following description and claims. v

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a front elevation of the truck and a side elevation of a loader thereon with a shock of fodder held up in a horizontal position, the position of the shock on the ground and, the inclined position of the loading beam being shown by dotted 1 lines. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, be-

ing a plan view of the truck of wagon on which-the loader 'is mounted and transported. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 in Fig 1 on a much larger scale. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a horizontal longitudinal section of the left-hand end, as appears Fig. 1, of the shock-holding tubular bar. Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section through ,said shock-holding tubular bar and the lower parts of an inner pair of the shock-holding arms diverging therefrom, Fig. 7'is a horizontal transverse section of the shock-holding-tubu lar bar and the lower parts of the outer pair of'shockholding arms. Fig. 8 is an elevation of the right-hand end of the shock-holder and beam as it appears in. Fig. 1, the shock removed, the overturned or discharg: ing position of the'parts being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 9 is a perspective v'ew of the outer end of the shockholder. Fig. 10.is a sideelevation of the rear lower p0rtion of a modified form of shock-holder showing means actuated by therear wheel of the truck or wagon. for

operating the loader. Fig. 11 is a section on the line I 11-41 of Fig. 10 showing one side of the mechanismy85 largely in plan view, parts being-broken away. Fig. 12 is a central'vertical section of the vehicle wheel showninFigIlO.

Referring in the first place to the mechanism as shown in the first nine figures, 10 represents a'shock of corn, and in dotted lines in 1 it is shown upon the ground. The loader is driven up beside the shock.

There appears a truck or wagon 11 having a suitable v rectangular frame 12, seen in Fig. 2., with a verystxong central crossbeam 13. Upon this a bearing 14 is secured, as seen at the lower end of Fig. 4with a central hole for the reduyed end-of. the turntable 15. Said turntable is se'curedon the lower end of a hollow post 16 and between the turntable 15 and bearing 14 a series of bearing balls 114 are placed. Braces 11 5 extend from the sides of the frame '12 up to the sleeve 1 6. The upper end of the rotatable post 16 has a pair sidebars 17 secured between which the beam 18 is located and in which said beam. is fulcrumed by the pivot a 19.1; Consequently said beam may be tilted froin-a horizon- .tal'position to any inclination, and it-andthe may be turned laterally into any desired position. The post is strengthened by a brace 20'. 3 v

- .Three strong eyes, staples or straps 22', 23 ;and. 24 are secured to the rear or short, nd of said beam '18 as to extend from the'undersi'de eof. In these three eyes, staples or strapathe shock-h lding be: 25 of the shock,

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holding means is mounted. This bar 25 is preferably I A casting27 is secured on the load bar 25 by. a bolt 28,

and thearm's26 are screwed intoit. The outer shockholding arms 30 are secured to theload bar 25, as seen 'in Fig. 7. There is ahead 3]. that screws on the outer end of the load bar 25, and the lower ends of the arms 30 are secured therein.

The outer pair of arms 30 arelonger and adapted to partially surround the butt of To hold the shock in the position shown in Fig. 1, that is upon the shock-holder, itis necessary that means.

the shock while the other set of arms 26 are adapted to surround the shock near its upper end, as seen in Fig. 1.

be provided to prevent the rotation of the load bar 25, as seen in Fig. 35 To this end the eye 23 through which the tubular load bar 25 extends, has a pair of diametric holes tluoughit with a small tube into which the'locking pin '36 may project, as shown in Fig.

3L This pin is on a spring or yielding plate 37 that is fastened at 38 to the load bar 25, and at its free end carries a chain 39that extends to the hand lever 40. This hand lever is yoke-shaped at its upper end and fulcrumed to the bar 25. When it is desired to discharge -a shock from the loader, the lower end-of the hand-lever is drawn downward so that the pin 36 is pulled out oi its locking position, and then the shock will turn over by gravity unless it is perfectly balanced, and if it be perfectly balanced, it may be unbalanced by a slight movement of the lever 40. Theshock-holder turns over substantially to the dotted line. position shown in Fig. 8, during which movement the shock is discharged.

The load bar 25 is threaded so as to operate in and be held by the threadedblock 140 which is held in the staple or eye 22 so that it can be turned but have no lon-' gitudinal movement. With this block said load bar is longitudinally adjusted so as to cause registry of the pin 36 on the spring 57 and the hole in the little tube '35 in saidload bar and the lower part of the eye 23, as seen in Fig. 3,

In. order to tip the shock over upon the loader, a cable is employed that is plovided with nooses to surround the shock, and thence the cable passes through a plffley 51 and over a pulley 52 on the rear end of the loader beam and to a pulley53. The pulley 53 is drawn by the cable 54, which is fastened to the beam '18 at 155, and from this passes over the pulley '53 and thence overa pulley 55 on the forward end of the beam 18, and thence under the pulley 56 on the .outer end oi a bat 57 that 'is fulcrumed at 58 on the post 16 so as to be laterally movable or swung on said post. The outer end of the bar 57 is held down by a ing around while the shock is being put upon the loader or discharged therefrom. Y After the loader is put in position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, with reference to the shock, the

noose of the cable 50 is put about the upper end of the shock, and then the horse that is hitched to the swingle-tree G5 pulls the shock over upon the loader, and as the. horse keeps on pulling, it will draw the forward end of the beam 18 dowu'until said beam is substantially horizontal, as shown in Fig. 1. Then the beam 18 is locked in its horizontal position by a curved lack bar that is iulcrumed at 7] to the beam 18 and-rests upon a pin 72 in the post 1?. This holds the beam is horizontal, and thecables-50 and 54 may then be relaxed. The wagon upon which said fodder is to be loaded (said wagon not being here shown--is then driven under the shock elevai ed so that the shock will be over the portion oi the wagon upon which it is desired to deposit the shock. The lever 40 is aeiuated and the shock discharged as heretofore described by merely turning the load bar 25 and arms 26 and 30 over to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 8. The loadingtruck is then moved to another shock and the process repeated.

The modified form shown in Figs. 10, ll, and 12, illustrates the manner of tipping the shock and tilting the beam 18 from a wheel of the truck without the use of an additional horse hitched to the swingle-tree (15. In this modified form the cable 5-1 runs back from the .pulley 56 over a pulley 76 near the inner end of the beam 57 and thence about a horizontal pulley 77 on the side bar of the frame 12 of the truck, and thence to the drum 7 8, seen in Fig. 12. This drum is annular in form and mounted rotatably upon a cylinder 79 .that is secured by staples 80 to the wheel 81' of the truck. The outer edge of the cylinder '79 is turned up flange-like and formed into a ratchet wheel, as seen in Fig. 10, with which a. pair of spring-pressed pawls S2 engage, said pawls being mounted on the drum 78. The pawls are arranged so that when the truck is moved forward, they will engage the ratchet and cause the rotation of the drum. also handles 83 projecting therefronrso that it can be turned by hand.

The manner of operating this modified form is as follows: Aiter the noose of the cable 50 has been placed about the upper part oithe shock, the drum 78 is act 11- ated by hand until the shock is tipped and the beam 18' tilted enough to barely lift the shock off the ground. Then the team is moved up, which causes the truck and wheel 81 to move, and to elevate the beam 18 to its horizontal position.

. What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A shock-loader including means for holdina and supporting a shock on its side in a horizontal position. menus operative in connection therewith for tilting a shock over on the upper side of said holding and supporting means. and means for turning over said shock holding and supporting means to discharge the shock. Y 2. A shock-loader including a beam iulerumed between its ends, means in connection with said beam for holding the shock sidewise, means for tilting the beam down he side the shock before it is loaded, and-u eable'monnted on said beam and 'movable longitudinally thereof and for engaging" the upper portion of the shock and drawing it over upon said shock holding means.

I 3. A shock-loader including a vehicle, :1 rotary post mounted thereon, an oscillatory beam mounted on said post so that it may be tilted, transversely extending shock holding arms on said beam, and a cable mounted on said beam and movable longitudinally thereof for engaging the The drum has some; s

. upper portion'of the shock and drawing it over upon said shock holding ,arms and beam when down.

4; 'A shock-loader including an oscillatory beam, a load the beam is tilted .bar mounted parallel with said beam and in connection therewith so as to be rotatable and to extend beyond the end of the beam, releasable means forholding said load lng bar from rotation, and shock-holdingarms extending upwardly from-both sides of said loading laterally and bar. I

5. A shock-loader including an oscillatory beam a load bar mounted parallel-with said beam in connection therewith so as to be rotatableand to extend beyond the end of the beam, releasable means for holding said loading bar from rotation, and a pair of substantially semicircular shock-holding arms secured midway between their ends on said loading bar, one larger than the other, the larger i s 7. A shock-loader including a vehicle,- an oscillatory nection with said beam adapted to receive and hold the shock sidewise, a cable mounted in connection with said beam for both tilting a shock upon the holder and oscillating said beam: and a drum upon a wheel of the vehicle for winding up said cable.

8. A shock-loader including a vehicle, an oscillatory beam mounted thereon a shock-holder mounted in connection with said beam adapted to receive and hold -'the shock sldewise, a cable mounted iniconneotion with said beam for both tilting a shock upon the holder and oscillating said beam, a,cy linder secured to the wheel of the vehicle with, a ratchet-thereon, a drum revoluhle on said cylinder for windingup said cable, a pawl on said drum for engaging said ratchet to drive the drum, and handles on said drum for revolving it independently of thecyllnder, whereby said cable may be actuated while the vehicle is standing sufiiciently to lift the shock free of the ground and the subsequent elevation of the shock be accomplished by moving the vehicle.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of the witnesses herein named.

- DANIEL W. KEMP. Witnesses:

N. ALLEMONG, H. B. McConn. 

